While attempting to post this review my computer bumped me out so I'm not sure if it got posted. Here's my second attempt - I apologize if it get's posted twice. My review:
I had seen parts of this movie previously on the GET TV Network. Fortunately, I caught the last half of it today. The ending was really confusing and I couldn't take my mind off of it. It was like something was missing just before the final scene.
I went to YouTube and viewed some scenes to fill in the first part of the movie. I also read several reviews online. I think I get the overall plot. After a lot of thought, I came up with a resolution for the final scene that at least works for me.
I believe Marion dies as a result of his being accidentally shot in an earlier scene. If correct, the last scene of the movie is a dream scene showing what could have been. It was a scene that was repeated thousands of times at the war's end in towns all across the country.
I think there are several tips pointing to such a scenario: First, the final scene changes into a portrait (frozen in time), with hopeful thoughts left up to each individual viewer. Second, the song, "I'll be seeing you" begins to play in the background. This song, though written pre-WII, became an anthem for those serving - see reference below. Personally, this song has always had a melancholy mood to it in my mind. Whenever I hear it, it reminds me of all the men who didn't return from WWII. The song's lyrics do seem to indicate this (or to at least to a lost love). Finally, recall that Marion urgently twice asks Rose to, "Tell them about me", as if he knows he wouldn't be able to do it himself.
I hope I have the opportunity to watch the whole movie some time. I enjoyed going back in time to see how things used to be, and to see how people of the day thought about things. If there ever was a time of innocence in America, this movie caught a piece of it. I really enjoyed it.
RE: Wikipedia.org: I'll Be Seeing You: The musical theme has emotional power, and was much loved during World War II, when it became an anthem for those serving overseas (both British and American soldiers).
I had seen parts of this movie previously on the GET TV Network. Fortunately, I caught the last half of it today. The ending was really confusing and I couldn't take my mind off of it. It was like something was missing just before the final scene.
I went to YouTube and viewed some scenes to fill in the first part of the movie. I also read several reviews online. I think I get the overall plot. After a lot of thought, I came up with a resolution for the final scene that at least works for me.
I believe Marion dies as a result of his being accidentally shot in an earlier scene. If correct, the last scene of the movie is a dream scene showing what could have been. It was a scene that was repeated thousands of times at the war's end in towns all across the country.
I think there are several tips pointing to such a scenario: First, the final scene changes into a portrait (frozen in time), with hopeful thoughts left up to each individual viewer. Second, the song, "I'll be seeing you" begins to play in the background. This song, though written pre-WII, became an anthem for those serving - see reference below. Personally, this song has always had a melancholy mood to it in my mind. Whenever I hear it, it reminds me of all the men who didn't return from WWII. The song's lyrics do seem to indicate this (or to at least to a lost love). Finally, recall that Marion urgently twice asks Rose to, "Tell them about me", as if he knows he wouldn't be able to do it himself.
I hope I have the opportunity to watch the whole movie some time. I enjoyed going back in time to see how things used to be, and to see how people of the day thought about things. If there ever was a time of innocence in America, this movie caught a piece of it. I really enjoyed it.
RE: Wikipedia.org: I'll Be Seeing You: The musical theme has emotional power, and was much loved during World War II, when it became an anthem for those serving overseas (both British and American soldiers).